Ho Chi Minh City Radio and Television

Ho Chi Minh City Radio and Television Station (Vietnamese: Đài Phát thanh và Truyền hình Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh; abbreviation: HTV) is a media agency under the Ho Chi Minh City Press and Radio, Television Agency. Its predecessor was Vietnam Television of the Republic of Vietnam, first broadcasting in 1965 and becoming the first television station in Vietnam. After April 30, 1975, the station was taken over and renamed Saigon Liberation Television, broadcasting its first program on May 1, 1975 – marking the official birth of HTV.
From July 2, 1976, the station was named Ho Chi Minh City Television, and on October 1, 2025, after merge with two broadcaster of Bình Dương (BTV) and Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu (BRT), and the Voice of Ho Chi Minh City (VOH Radio), HTV adopted its current name. From July 2026, the station will be merged with other media agencies (like Tuổi Trẻ and Sài Gòn Giải Phóng) of Ho Chi Minh City to form Ho Chi Minh City Press and Radio, Television Agency (Vietnamese: Cơ quan B...